Maritime industry leaders from Oman will head to Seatrade Middle East Maritime (SMEM) 2012 next month in Dubai as the country’s key northern port of Sohar confidently moves ahead with its $14 billion ambitious expansion plans.

The Middle East should prepare to capitalise on the world shipping industry’s increasing focus on the East, said an expert.
Nick Collins, COO of Clarksons, a leading shipping services centre in Dubai, was speaking at market projections ses

Kuwaiti maritime companies are keen to strengthen their operations across the region, specifically in Saudi Arabia market as the Kingdom embarks on a massive infrastructure development plan, said industry experts.
Kuwaiti firms such a

Middle East shipping companies will be amongst several international companies awarded for their commitment to safety at sea during an upcoming maritime event in Dubai.
The Seatrade Middle East Maritime, the region’s leading shipping event

Merchant marine cadets from a United Arab Emirates training ship graduated at a special ceremony held during the Seatrade Middle East Maritime 2008, the largest maritime event of its kind in the region.
The deck cadets were the sixth batch

The region's shipping industry is riding out the global economic storm, it emerged yesterday.'I don't see any immediate impact of the global economic crisis on the region's maritime industry,' said Dubai World chairman Sultan A

World-beating breakthroughs in energy efficient and eco-friendly technologies for the shipping industry are to be unveiled at the upcoming 'Seatrade Middle East Maritime 2008,' the region’s leading maritime event.
“With more than 90 per ce

The Middle East maritime sector is waking up to the need for greater fuel efficiency, which could lead to potentially huge reductions in shipping's carbon footprint, according to industry experts.
'Shipping is the most energy effic

The Middle East maritime sector is waking up to the need for greater fuel efficiency, which could lead to potentially huge reductions in shipping's carbon footprint, according to industry experts.
'Shipping is the most energy effic